‘No Work for Us, No Work for You’ — Labour Unions Barricade NAFDAC Lagos Office in Day 7 Protest Over Sachet Alcohol Ban
Protesters, numbering in the hundreds, chanted “No work for us, no work for you” while blocking the office entrance from around 7:00 a.m., effectively preventing staff from entering the premises for nearly two hours. The demonstration temporarily halted operations until officers from the Nigeria Police Force, Odi-Olowo Division, intervened around 11:00 a.m. to reopen access. The protest remained peaceful, with no reports of violence or arrests.
NDLEA Raids Drug Dens in Kano, Arrests 19 in ‘Operation Ramadan Mubarak’
The operation, codenamed “Operation Ramadan Mubarak,” was launched following credible intelligence from a concerned community member, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sadiq Muhammad-Maigatari.
NDLEA Nabs Notorious Drug Kingpin ‘Kanmo-kanmo’ After 12-Year Manhunt for Killing Three Officers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo,” ending a 12-year manhunt linked to the brutal killing of three agency officers.
Report Card: Edo NDLEA Nabs 462 Drug Suspects, Seizes 207,595 In 2025
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said men and operatives of the command nabbed a total of 462 suspected drug traffickers, seized 207 595.54kg of illicit drugs in the year 2025. The State Commander of the agency, Mitchell Ofoyeju, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Benin. […]
Deadly Blow On Drugs: NDLEA Hands 450,000 Pregabalin Pills To NAFDAC
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kano State Strategic Command, has dealt a deadly blow on drug smuggling by transferring 450,000 pills of Pregabalin capsules to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for further forensic and regulatory examination. The image marker of the […]
Edo Gets New NDLEA Boss
…Declares War On Drug Traffickers Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA) has named Mitchell Ofoyeju Commander, Edo State Command. Until his new appointment, Commander Ofoyeju was the Commander Tin-Can Island Strategic Command. Ofoyeju has already hit the ground running sounding a note of warning to drug […]
NDLEA Recovers Illicit Drugs Worth ₦1.042 Billion After Lagos Hotel Raid
Toba Owojaiye reporting Abuja, Nigeria In a sweeping offensive against Nigeria’s drug underworld, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized illicit substances valued at over ₦1.042 billion during a major raid on an 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, allegedly operating as a drug distribution hub. According to […]
NDLEA Intercepts US, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Italy-bound Cocaine, Opioid Shipments In Prayer Beads, Others
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested some individuals who in their attempt to smuggle out drugs from the country, concealed them in their prayer beads, packs of board games, and female clothes to the United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates […]
NDLEA Busts Drug Kingpins, Seizes Heroin, Other Illicit Substances
In a series of operations, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended two suspected drug lords at major Nigerian airports, uncovering a total of 125 wraps of heroin. NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi detailed the arrests in a statement released on Sunday. One of the suspects, 30-year-old Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus, was captured at […]
NDLEA Intercepts 1,960kg of Cannabis, Arrests Six Foreign Nationals in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced a significant drug bust at Eleko Beach in Lekki, Lagos. On Christmas Eve, operatives intercepted two boats carrying 1,960 kilograms of cannabis, known as “Ghanaian Loud,” and arrested six foreign nationals involved in the operation. The suspects include two Ghanaians, Godsway John (38) and Freedom Kelvin […]